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24 days ago
Trump promised to free Jimmy Lai. Xi’s visit is the time to do it.
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What we know
I’ve spent many hours over the last few years thinking about a man I’ve never met, Jimmy Lai. A newspaperman, media mogul and democracy advocate, Lai, 78, has been languishing in a Hong Kong prison since 2020.
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Trump promised to free Jimmy Lai. Xi’s visit is the time to do it.
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